A Little Fire

 

Last year I bought this fire pit on clearance at the Walmart in Kokomo.  I had driven out and so had a way to bring it home.  And then naturally, it sat for six months. I've kept thinking about assembling it, but just didn't.  Until last night after I got back from McMenamins Edgefield.  They had firepits all over and I just enjoyed them.

So, I assembled mine. Now mine is nowhere as nice as the ones at Edgefield.  Mine is pretty cheap, but it does look nice.  When I opened the box, my first thought was "I'm glad I got it on clearance".  It is worth about what I paid for it.  And had I paid full price it would have been returned. 

I did enjoy sitting outside next to the fire.  And I'm going to enjoy quite a few more nights of it.  

Hot Tub Gone

 It took a year, but the hot tub is finally gone.  I had just about given up.  Planned on working in the front and making that a nice seating/bbqing area.  And then Dale showed up with the trailer.  Pat and Dale worked for about two hours dismantling it.  I got to be gopher and I trimmed up roses and blackberries so they wouldn't get caught passing them.  

Then I pressure washed the concrete and part of the house under the cover.  Now I need to paint and then make it a lovely place to dine.  I also pressure washed my slate table and the black part looks sad, so I'm thinking it gets some paint also. I'm so psyched.  

Whew

 What a whirlwind trip.  We walked a lot of steps. We saw some amazing art.  We enjoyed the shows we attended.  We never drank too much.  I personally left $3.11 cents in the slot machines.  Made me happy.  I played for quite awhile on the money I took for slot machines and then brought most of it back home. Had some nice food and even some cheesecake.  

And now again, I am home for a bit.  Indiana in May is next.  

Friday

 

Today was a long busy day.  We ventured down the strip and got our tickets to the Cirque du Soleil show.  Used our promotional slot voucher.  Now the thing about that voucher is you can't cash it out. Unless you  win really big.  So I was up to over $500 and it took awhile to lose it.  Jodi was getting a little frustrated as her machine quit working.  What does it mean when it says call attendant, hand payout?  Well it means she did win big and got an actual $100 in cash.  

We had been told that the light show at the Bellagio was not working.  And maybe it wasn't, but the water show was going on on Friday afternoon.  So glad we got to see it.  Saw many interesting things, but was overly amused at the cigarette machine in a casino.  

I thoroughly enjoyed the show although I did agree with Jodi that it was a bit busy and you felt like you missed some stuff.  The people were amazing though and more than worth the price of admission (which for us was two hours at the Time Share).  

Fremont Street.

 A couple of scenes from Fremont Street.  The cup holder was in the restroom.  Makes me feel like I have seen it all now.  

TimeShare

 

Our day started with a trip out to the Time Share presentation.  Dave and I had done one of those all those years ago when we came here.  This time wasn't as pushy.  And we got better gifts.  We did the presentation for the Cirque du Soleil tickets.  The gift cards and promotional slot play was bonus.  And no, I did not buy a Time Share.  

We watched a small (five minutes) show at Circus Circus.  The girl was amazing, but we could have watched for a few more minutes if there had been two or three.  

We went to Fremont Street and watched the light show and were so amused by the people.  Four Queens Casino is there and that is where we saw the Mike Hammer Comedy Magic Show.  He was well worth the money the tickets costed.  He pretty much involved every one in the audience.  I got to hold the urn and then get covered in paper confetti.  

Vegas Baby

 Jodi and I got spectacular deals on a trip to Vegas.  Less than $200 each for air and hotel for three nights.  We are so ready for a nice little vacation.